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Russian Empire. 'Military Sketch of the S.W. part of the Crimea surveyed and drawn...

Catalogue reference: WO 78/1030/17-24

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This record is about the Russian Empire. 'Military Sketch of the S.W. part of the Crimea surveyed and drawn... dating from 1854-1856 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 78/1030/17-24
Date
1854-1856
Description

Russian Empire. 'Military Sketch of the S.W. part of the Crimea surveyed and drawn by Officers of the Q.M.G.ls Department Army of the East... 1854-5': map (of territory now in Ukraine) on eight sheets, showing the terrain, rivers, roads, fortifications and battle dispositions during the Crimean War. Reference table to English, French and Sardinian troops. Scale: 4 inches to 1 mile. Surveyed [under the direction of Major-General Richard Airey KCB] by Lieutenant Colonel Hallewell, Brevet Major Barnston, Brevet Major Ewart, Captain Hammersley, Captain Torrens and Captain Wolseley; drawn by Brevet Major Barnston, Brevet Major Lock and Captain Hammersley.

Related material

For a lithographed version of this map, see MR 1/728

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Russia in Europe/Battles, Sieges & Warlike Operations/40
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
86 cm x 66 cm
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 4796
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448393/

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